Read the excerpt from The Land, Part 4. But I also figured Mitchell needed somebody to speak up for him, the same way Mitchell must have figured I needed somebody to speak up for me on the day we buried my mama. As I'd told my daddy, Mitchell was good with horses. He couldn't sit a horse well, but he could care for them well, and he was reliable.

Based on this passage, how does Paul feel about Mitchell?

O Paul is worried about Mitchell.
O Paul is angry at Mitchell.
O Paul is envious of Mitchell.
O Paul is protective of Mitchell.